Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF654: A BILL FOR An Act relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, and maximum fur dealer license fees, and making penalties applicable
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
An Act relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, and maximum fur dealer license fees, and making penalties applicable.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 8, 2026:
Senate File 654 - Enrolled Senate File RELATING TO WILDLIFE, INCLUDING THE TREATMENT OF BEAVER DAMS, IDENTIFICATION FOR TRAPS, SNARES, AND TREE STANDS, MAXIMUM FUR DEALER LICENSE FEES, AND DEER DEPREDATION, AND MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. NEW SECTION. 481A.41 Tree stands for hunting deer on public land ---- identification ---- prohibition. 1. A person shall not place a tree stand for hunting deer on public land unless the stand is affixed with and exhibits a metal plate that plainly shows the department-issued identification number of the owner of the stand. A person who fails to properly identify a tree stand placed on public land belonging to the person is subject to a scheduled fine under section 805.8B, subsection 3, paragraph "b". 2. An owner of a tree stand placed on public land shall not be held liable for damage to personal property or an injury resulting from another person's use of the tree stand. 3. The natural resource commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section. Sec. 2. Section 481A.90, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 2. This section does not prohibit the owner, the owner's agent, or a drainage district from destroying a den or breaching or altering …
Sponsors
- Ways and Means (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor . S.J. 1030 .
- : Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028 .
- : Message from Senate. H.J. 1111 .
- : Immediate message. S.J. 967 .
- : Passed Senate , yeas 32, nays 12. S.J. 967 .
- : Senate concurred with S-5216 . S.J. 966 .
- : Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082 .
- : Message from House, with amendment S-5216 . S.J. 896 .
- : Immediate message. H.J. 1011 .
- : Passed House , yeas 66, nays 23. H.J. 1004 .
Votes
- Passed Senate , yeas 32, nays 12. S.J. 967 . (May 2, 2026): 32 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Passed House , yeas 66, nays 23. H.J. 1004 . (April 27, 2026): 66 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Passed House , yeas 66, nays 23. H.J. 04/27 . (April 27, 2026): 66 yea, 23 nay, passed
- Amendment H-8408 filed, yeas 65, nays 24, adopted. H.J. 1003 . (April 27, 2026): 65 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Amendment H-8408 , yeas 65, nays 24 adopted. H.J. 04/27 . (April 27, 2026): 65 yea, 24 nay, passed
- Committee vote: Yeas, 24. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 04/21 . (April 21, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: trapping, trees, identification, natural resource commission, fur-bearing animals, hunting, sales, dams
Common questions
- What is SF654?
- SF654 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, and maximum fur dealer license fees, and making penalties applicable.
- What does SF654 do?
- An Act relating to wildlife, including the treatment of beaver dams, identification for traps, snares, and tree stands, and maximum fur dealer license fees, and making penalties applicable.
- What is the status of SF654?
- Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor . S.J. 1030 . (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF654?
- Ways and Means (I).
- Where is the official record for SF654?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0654&ga=91
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